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| Wild Duck Holiday Park pool leak swimmers kept in hospital | Wild Duck Holiday Park pool leak swimmers kept in hospital |
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| Seven people affected by chlorine fumes at a Norfolk seaside park swimming pool on Sunday were kept in hospital overnight. | Seven people affected by chlorine fumes at a Norfolk seaside park swimming pool on Sunday were kept in hospital overnight. |
| An inquiry is underway after 40 people were treated for breathing problems following the leak at Wild Duck Holiday Park in Belton near Great Yarmouth. | An inquiry is underway after 40 people were treated for breathing problems following the leak at Wild Duck Holiday Park in Belton near Great Yarmouth. |
| The complex has been evacuated and the pool remains closed to the public. | The complex has been evacuated and the pool remains closed to the public. |
| Haven, who own the site, said new arrivals on Monday would be directed to one of three other nearby parks. | Haven, who own the site, said new arrivals on Monday would be directed to one of three other nearby parks. |
| The Health and Safety Executive, Great Yarmouth Borough Council environment services and Norfolk Fire Service chemical leak unit are involved in an investigation of the cause of the leak. | The Health and Safety Executive, Great Yarmouth Borough Council environment services and Norfolk Fire Service chemical leak unit are involved in an investigation of the cause of the leak. |
| Hospitals in Gorleston, Norwich and Ipswich treated 33 for the effects of breathing in fumes and seven of those were kept in for observation overnight. | Hospitals in Gorleston, Norwich and Ipswich treated 33 for the effects of breathing in fumes and seven of those were kept in for observation overnight. |
| It has emerged that there may have been problems at the swimming pool earlier in the week. | It has emerged that there may have been problems at the swimming pool earlier in the week. |
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| Lesley Burrows, from Thetford, was there with young children from her sister's family. | Lesley Burrows, from Thetford, was there with young children from her sister's family. |
| "On the night they had persistent coughs and were very wheezy. They complained about the smell at the swimming pool. | "On the night they had persistent coughs and were very wheezy. They complained about the smell at the swimming pool. |
| "I was not swimming so it did not affect me and we did not think much of it at the time. | "I was not swimming so it did not affect me and we did not think much of it at the time. |
| "We thought it was just normal swimming pool smell but after the incident on Sunday we began to think differently. | "We thought it was just normal swimming pool smell but after the incident on Sunday we began to think differently. |
| "We were going to go swimming again but decided not to and I think we were lucky to have done that." | |
| Haven has said the investigation would be looking at the amount of chlorine that the pool equipment provided or whether it was some other cause. | Haven has said the investigation would be looking at the amount of chlorine that the pool equipment provided or whether it was some other cause. |